Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Lawrence "Larry" Alan Greb

Lawrence "Larry" Alan Greb

Oct 25, 2015

Lawrence "Larry" Alan Greb, of Norman passed away Oct. 25, 2015 at Norman Regional Hospital. He was born on Sept. 10, 1958, in the US Army Hospital, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany to S.Sgt. Lawrence and Pauline Greb. He received his GED from MacArthur High School in Lawton. Lawrence was united in marriage to Mary Henfling on March 15, 1997 in Oklahoma City....

Cecil L. Fisher

Cecil L. Fisher

Oct 23, 2015

Cecil Leon Fisher peacefully passed away at his residence, surrounded by his loved ones on October 23, 2015. The son of Calvin and Evelyn Fisher, Cecil was born June 29, 1946 in Roswell, New Mexico. Cecil was a loving husband, dad, grandpa, coach, teacher, veteran and businessman. He was blessed with the ability to talk to anyone and never knew...

Dr. Elias Salim Srouji

Dr. Elias Salim Srouji

Oct 22, 2015

Dr. Elias Salim Srouji, passed away on October 22, 2015 surrounded by his wife and family 3 weeks short of his sixty fifth wedding anniversary. He was 94 years old. Dr. Srouji was born in Nazareth, Palestine on April 26, 1921 to a loving family full of faith. He was a great man, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and physician....

Billye Jean Nobles

Billye Jean Nobles

Oct 21, 2015

Billye Jean Biddle Nobles passed away October 21, 2015. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Billye Jean was born April 3, 1929 in Oklahoma City the daughter of William and Evelyn Young Biddle. She attended grade school in Oklahoma City prior to moving to Washington DC with her family for a couple of years where she attended Chevy...

Lauren Elizabeth Ridener

Lauren Elizabeth Ridener

Oct 21, 2015

Lauren was born February 2, 1982 to Holly and Michael Swanson in Oklahoma City. She was taken from this life too early on October 21, 2015. Lauren grew up in Oklahoma City where she enjoyed gymnastics, softball, dance, swimming and diving. She graduated from Putnam City North High School in 2000. Lauren went on to attend the University of Oklahoma...

Nancy Lee Cooper

Nancy Lee Cooper

Oct 21, 2015

Rest in peace, Nancy. Please know that we loved you and we know that you loved us too. Your intentions were always good. We know that more than anything you loved your family and wanted nothing more than to have that. Life is a struggle and for some the struggle seems to be more difficult. You were a gentle soul...

Margaret Eleanor Mckinnis

Margaret Eleanor Mckinnis

Oct 20, 2015

McKINNIS Margaret Eleanor, age 94, was born May 20, 1921, in Toledo, Ohio and died October 20, 2015, in Oklahoma City. Margaret was fondly called "Marne" by her family and friends. Marne attended Oklahoma City public schools and became an accomplished opera singer after graduation from Oklahoma City University. Marne would often perform at musical events in Oklahoma City and...

Marjorie Mamie (Strickland) Verba

Marjorie Mamie (Strickland) Verba

Oct 16, 2015

Marjorie Mamie (Strickland) Verba was born October 5th, 1922 to Mamie Lou (Lowry) Strickland and James N. Strickland in Moscow, Kansas. She was the 7th of eight siblings, all of whom predeceased her. In 1942 she married Ernest Joseph Verba, a Captain in the U.S Army who was stationed at the time at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and while she was...

The Rev. Shane Ian Tharp

The Rev. Shane Ian Tharp

Oct 16, 2015

Reverend Shane Ian Tharp, 42, died suddenly Friday October 16, 2015 in Wichita, Kansas while walking and talking with his spiritual director, Reverend John Lanzrath. Father Tharp was born in Oklahoma City on January 23, 1973, one of four children of Richard and Margaret (Patton) Tharp. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 2000 at the Cathedral of...

Maxine Alice Triska

Maxine Alice Triska

Oct 13, 2015

Maxine Triska, 85, passed away at Mercy Hospital Tuesday evening, October 13, 2015. Maxine was the beloved wife for 64 years of Anthony (Frank) Triska. Maxine was born in Oketo, Kansas, and married Frank on May 1, 1951, in Hanover, Kansas. After residing in Topeka, Kansas, they made their home in Oklahoma City in 1964 where they raised their four...

Judith Gay Harned

Judith Gay Harned

Oct 9, 2015

Judith Gay Blunk Harned died on October 9, 2015, at the age of 79. Judy was the daughter of William (Bill) and Jeraldine (Jerry Mills) Blunk of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Judy was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 14, 1936. She was married to Thomas (Tom) Harned on June 3, 1966, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Judy...

Ruth Eager Moran

Ruth Eager Moran

Oct 8, 2015

Ruth Eager Moran was born on Sept. 8, 1923, in Tell City, Indiana, to Dr. Sherman W. Eager and Ernestine Mary Foerster. The oldest of six children, she grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where her father was head of the Physics Department at Oklahoma State University. Mrs. Moran graduated at age 16 from Stillwater High School in 1940 and was...

Carol Jean Sawyers Scott

Carol Jean Sawyers Scott

Oct 5, 2015

Carol Jean Sawyers Scott was born Nov. 17th, 1929 to Grover Cleveland Sawyers and Mildred Juanita Hobbie Sawyers. She was born into eternal life on Oct. 5, 2015. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, her Husband Dick, sibling, Kenneth Sawyers and a son James Allen Scott. Carol married Richard Allen Scott on July 31, 1948 at Epworth Methodist...

Will Harris

Will Harris

Oct 4, 2015

Baby Will, we "love you more than the most." William "Will" Carson Harris, born May 7, 2000 in Oklahoma City to Susie Marks Harris and Glenn Steven Harris was taken from us on October 4, 2015. He was a precious baby boy and grew to be a kind, generous and thoughtful young man of strong faith. He had a beautiful...

Emma Joy Witten

Emma Joy Witten

Oct 2, 2015

Born on August 16th, 1919, in Wichita, Kansas, Emma Joy was the second child and only daughter of Virginia and Richard V. Brantley and sister to Mitchell, R.V., Danny and twins Roy and Ray. The family moved to Oklahoma City where Emma attended school and helped raise her brothers. She started her career with the Periodical Publishing Service which led...

Dawn Davis-Cain

Dawn Davis-Cain

Oct 2, 2015

Danya Dawn Davis Cain, 74, passed away on October 2, 2015 in Tishomingo, OK. She was born April 13, 1941 in Wichita Falls, TX to Thomas Malcom Dobbins and Mary Lou Dobbins. Dawn earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma, was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was actively involved in Rotary...

Rita Shirley Lepak

Rita Shirley Lepak

Oct 2, 2015

Rita Shirley Lepak died peacefully October 2, 2015, of cancer. Rita was born April 26, 1934 in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Frank and Martina Schott. She was baptized in Sacred Heart Church. Rita was raised in a close-knit family with her sister, Susan Berney, and brother, Johnny Schott. As a child, Rita enjoyed cooking, paper dolls and reading. She...

Norma Josephine Breitling

Norma Josephine Breitling

Oct 1, 2015

Norma Josephine Breitling passed peacefully in the early morning of October 1, 2015. Born in Oklahoma City in 1928, to Norman Henry Inman and Josephine Francis Inman. Norma lived most of her life in the Del City and Mustang areas with several years in Nashville, Tennessee. Married 54 years to Marvin E. Breitling, who preceded her in death, her four...

Jack "Rowdy" Rowton

Jack "Rowdy" Rowton

Sep 28, 2015

Jack D. "Rowdy" Rowton Jr., 64, died at his Edmond home on Monday evening. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Patricia Rowton; his sister, Janie Pierce, brother-in-law, Charles Pierce, sister-in-law, Jude Ann Hamilton and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and best friend Jack D. Rowton Sr., mother, Jean Stockwell; sisters,...

The Rev. Dr. John P. Ryan

The Rev. Dr. John P. Ryan

Sep 28, 2015

The Reverend Dr. John Prime Ryan, former rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City died September 28, 2015. A Requiem mass will be celebrated 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2015 at St. John's Episcopal Church. Father Ryan is the son of Claude Clinton Ryan and Ida Florence Prime Merrill. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he grew up in Tulsa...